By Sunita Sohrabji Marine veteran Daniel Penny, who fatally choked Jordan Neely last year while aboard a New York subway train,
Category: Racial Violence
Black Student Brutally Attacked Because of Race, Claims Lawsuit
By California Black Media By Solomon O. Smith/California Black Media A distraught mother and her legal team announced a $10
Stop-the-Hate Message Shared With Tens of Thousands at Calif’s Largest Black-Themed Street Festival
By California Black Media By Tanu Henry Hundreds of thousands gathered at the 19th annual Taste of Soul Festival in Crenshaw
Advocates Weigh in On California Black Caucus Reparations Package
ByCalifornia Black Media By Antonio Ray Harvey On Feb. 21, the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) held a press conference at the
School Bullying Mirrors Deeper Racial, Ethnic Faultlines
BySelen Ozturk Though bullying seems a nearly inevitable part of coming of age, its impacts can last years. At a
Los Angeles Sees Hate Crimes Surge in 2022
By Peter Schurmann Hate crimes in Los Angeles County surged in 2022, with attacks targeting a wide spectrum of racial
Tamika Mallory, Warrior Queen
by Julianne Malveaux Some people first saw civil rights activist Tamika Mallory when she was one of four leaders of the
Historic $48 Million Settlement Reached for Black Men Wrongfully Convicted in Baltimore Killing
by Stacy M. Brown Baltimore officials have agreed to pay $48 million to three Black men wrongfully convicted of a
Hate Crimes Surge in 2022, Leading to an Urgent Call for Unity and Action
by Stacy M. Brown The FBI has released its comprehensive Hate Crime Statistics for 2022, revealing a troubling surge in hate-fueled incidents
Hughes Van Ellis, One of the Last Three Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors, Dies at 102
by Stacy M. Brown Hughes Van Ellis, one of the last three survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, died